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quantifiable, and measurable outcomes 

that directly and meaningfully support 

each project’s purpose. The outcome 

measures must define an event or 

condition that is external to the project 

and that is of direct importance to the 

intended beneficiaries and/or the 

public. 

(6) Goal(s). Describe the overall 

goal(s) in one or two sentences for each 

project. 

(7) Work Plan. Explain briefly how 

each goal and measurable outcome will 

be accomplished for each project. Be 

clear about who will do the work. 

Include appropriate time lines. 

Expected measurable outcomes may be 

long term that exceed the grant period. 

If so, provide a timeframe when long 

term outcome measure will be achieved. 

(8) Project Oversight. Describe the 

oversight practices that provide 

sufficient knowledge of grant activities 

to ensure proper and efficient 

administration. 

(9) Project Commitment. Describe 

how all grant partners commit to and 

work toward the goals and outcome 

measures of the proposed project(s). 

(10) Multi-state Projects. If a project is 

a multi-state project, describe how the 

States are going to collaborate 

effectively with related projects. Each 

state participating in the project should 

submit the project in their State plan 

indicating which State is taking the 

coordinating role and the percent of the 

budget covered by each State. 

Each State department of agriculture 

that submits an application that is 

reviewed and approved by AMS is to 

receive $100,000 to enhance the 

competitiveness of specialty crops. In 

addition, AMS will allocate the 

remainder of the grant funds based on 

the proportion of the value of specialty 

crop production in the state in relation 

to the national value of specialty crop 

production using the latest available 

(2005 National Agricultural Statistics 

Service (NASS) cash receipt data for the 

50 States and the District of Columbia 

and 2002 Census of Agriculture data for 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) 

specialty crop production data in all 

states whose applications are accepted. 

The amount of the base grant plus 

value of production available to each 

State department of agriculture shall be: 

(1) Alabama $108,926.78 

(2) Alaska $100,520.67 

(3) Arizona $133,290.44 

(4) Arkansas $102,675.16 

(5) California $652,477.92 

(6) Colorado $116,139.35 

(7) Connecticut $107,934.62 

(8) Delaware $102,403.75 

(9) District of Columbia $100,000.00 

(10) Florida $253,750.10 

(11) Georgia $129,864.25 

(12) Hawaii $109,201.37 

(13) Idaho $121,388.06 

(14) Illinois $111,450.21 

(15) Indiana $109,567.29 

(16) Iowa $103,249.43 

(17) Kansas $102,197.15 

(18) Kentucky $102,827.56 

(19) Louisiana $104,950.42 

(20) Maine $105,806.75 

(21) Maryland $111,602.37 

(22) Massachusetts $107,596.35 

(23) Michigan $136,342.33 

(24) Minnesota $113,274.97 

(25) Mississippi $103,626.70 

(26) Missouri $104,289.46 

(27) Montana $102,726.15 

(28) Nebraska $104,133.83 

(29) Nevada $101,478.01 

(30) New Hampshire $102,244.91 

(31) New Jersey $117,036.97 

(32) New Mexico $108,507.39 

(33) New York $129,212.32 

(34) North Carolina $136,155.66 

(35) North Dakota $109,135.59 

(36) Ohio $122,689.29 

(37) Oklahoma $107,188.11 

(38) Oregon $148,320.35 

(39) Pennsylvania $128,893.21 

(40) Puerto Rico $106,053.13 

(41) Rhode Island $101,417.97 

(42) South Carolina $110,424.99 

(43) South Dakota $100,850.02 

(44) Tennessee $111,629.63 

(45) Texas $156,488.66 

(46) Utah $103,135.47 

(47) Vermont $101,397.90 

(48) Virginia $111,797.84 

(49) Washington $182,441.82 

(50) West Virginia $100,286.87 

(51) Wisconsin $120,305.36 

(52) Wyoming $100,695.09 

Applicants submitting hard copy 

applications should submit one 

unstapled original and one unstapled 

copy of the application package. The 

SF–424 must be signed (with an original 

signature) by an official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. Hard copy applications 

should be sent only via express mail to 

AMS at the address noted at the 

beginning of this notice because USPS 

mail sent to Washington, DC 

headquarters is still being sanitized, 

resulting in possible delays, loss, and 

physical damage to enclosures. AMS 

will send an e-mail confirmation when 

applications arrive at the AMS office. 

Applicants who submit hard copy 

applications are also encouraged to 

submit electronic versions of their 

application directly to AMS via e-mail 

addressed to scblockgrants@usda.gov in 

one of the following formats: Word 

(*.doc); or Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf). 

Alternatively, a standard 3.5′′ HD 

diskette or a CD may be enclosed with 

the hard copy application. 

Applicants also have the option of 

submitting SCBGP applications 

electronically through the central 

Federal grants Web site, http:// 

www.grants.gov instead of mailing hard 

copy documents. Applicants 

considering the electronic application 

option are strongly urged to familiarize 

themselves with the Federal grants Web 

site and begin the application process 

well before the application deadline. 

SCBGP is listed in the ‘‘Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under 

number 10.169 and subject agencies 

must adhere to Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964, which bars 

discrimination in all federally assisted 

programs. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 note. 

Dated: September 19, 2006. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–8213 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

2007 Economic Census Covering the 

Manufacturing Sector 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 27, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dhynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Arminta N. Quash, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Manufacturing and 

Construction Division, Room 2108, 

Building #4, Washington, DC 20233, 

(301) 763–8189, (or via the Internet at 

arminta.n.quash@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau is the preeminent 

collector and provider of timely, 

relevant and quality data about the 

people and economy of the United 

States. Economic data are the Census 

Bureau’s primary program commitment 

during non-decennial census years. The 

economic census, conducted under 

authority of Title 13 United States Code, 

is the primary source of facts about the 

structure and functioning of the 

Nation’s economy and features unique 

industry and geographic detail. 

Economic census statistics serve as part 

of the framework for the national 

accounts and provide essential 

information for government, business 

and the general public. The 2007 

Economic Census covering the 

Manufacturing Sector will measure the 

economic activity for 345,000 

manufacturing establishments. 

The information collected from 

companies in the manufacturing sector 

of the economic census will produce 

basic statistics by industry for number 

of establishments, payroll, employment, 

value of shipments, value added, capital 

expenditures, depreciation, materials 

consumed, selected purchased services, 

electric energy used and inventories 

held. 

Primary strategies for reducing burden 

in Census Bureau economic data 

collections are to increase electronic 

reporting through broader use of 

computerized self-administered census 

questionnaires, electronic data 

interchange, and other electronic data 

collection methods. 

II. Method of Collection 

Establishments included in this 

collection will be selected from a frame 

given by the Census Bureau’s Business 

Register. To be eligible for selection, an 

establishment will be required to satisfy 

the following conditions; (i) It must be 

classified in the manufacturing sector; 

(ii) it must be an active operating 

establishment of a multi-establishment 

company, or it must be an operating 

single-establishment company with 

payroll; and (iii) it must be located in 

one of the 50 states or the District of 

Columbia. Most establishments will be 

included in the mail portion of the 

collection. Forms tailored for the 

particular kind of business will be 

mailed to the establishment to be filled 

out and returned. Establishments not 

meeting certain cutoffs for payroll will 

be included in the non-mail portion of 

the collection. We will use 

administrative data in lieu of collecting 

data directly from these establishments. 

Mail selection procedures will 

distinguish several groups of 

establishments. 

Establishment selection to a particular 

group is based on a number of factors. 

The more important considerations are 

the size of the company and whether it 

is included in the intercensal Annual 

Survey of Manufactures (ASM) sample 

panel. The ASM panel is representative 

of both large and small establishments 

from the mail component of the 

manufacturing census. The ASM sample 

panel includes approximately 53,000 

establishments. The various groups of 

establishments that will constitute the 

2007 Economic Census are outlined 

below. 

A. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Companies 

Selection procedures will assign 

eligible establishments of multiestablishment companies to the mail 

components of the universe. 

We estimate that the census mail 

canvass for 2007 will include the 

following: 

1. ASM sample establishments: 

36,000. 

2. Non-ASM: 51,000. 

B. Single-Establishment Companies 

Engaged in Manufacturing Activity With 

Payroll 

As an initial step in the selection 

process, we will analyze the potential 

universe for manufacturing. This 

analysis will produce a set of industryspecific payroll cutoffs that we will use 

to distinguish large versus smallestablishment companies within each 

industry. This payroll size distinction 

will affect selection as follows: 

1. Large Single-Establishment 

Companies. 

Single-establishment companies 

having annualized payroll (from Federal 

administrative records) that equals or 

exceeds the cutoff for their industry will 

be assigned to the mail component of 

the universe. 

We estimate that the census mail 

canvass for 2007 will include the 

following: 

a. ASM sample establishments: 

17,000. 

b. Non-ASM: 66,000. 

2. Small Single-Establishment 

Companies. 

In selected industries, small singleestablishment companies that satisfy a 

particular criteria (administrative record 

payroll cutoff) will receive a 

manufacturing short form, which will 

collect a reduced amount of basic 

statistics and other essential information 

that is not available from administrative 

records. 

We estimate that the census mail 

canvass for 2007 will include 

approximately 35,000 companies in this 

category. This category does not contain 

ASM establishments. 

3. All remaining single-establishment 

companies with payroll will be 

represented in the census by data 

estimated from Federal administrative 

records. Generally, we do not include 

these small employers in the census 

mail canvass. 

We estimate that this category for 

2007 will include approximately 

140,000 manufacturing companies. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: Not Available. 

Form Number: The forms used to 

collect information from businesses in 

this sector of the economic census are 

tailored to specific business practices 

and are too numerous to list separately 

in this notice. You can obtain 

information on the proposed content at 

this Web site: http://www.census.gov/ 

mcd/clearance/census. 

Type of Review: Regular Review. 

Affected Public: Business or Other for 

Profit, Not-for-Profit institutions, and 

Small Business or Organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

ASM ......................................... 53,000 

Non-ASM (Long Form) ............ 117,000 

Non-ASM (Short Form) ........... 35,000 

Total .................................. 205,000 

Estimated Time Per Response: 

ASM ........................................... 5.9 hrs. 

Non-ASM (Long Form) .............. 3.7 hrs. 

Non-ASM (Short Form) ............. 2.5 hrs. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 833,100. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$20,552,577. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 131 and 224. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 


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Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 21, 2006. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8251 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

2007 Economic Census Covering the 

Mining Sector 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 27, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dhynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Arminta N. Quash, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Manufacturing and 

Construction Division, Room 2108, 

Building #4, Washington, DC 20233, 

(301) 763–8189, (or via the Internet at 

arminta.n.quash@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau is the preeminent 

collector and provider of timely, 

relevant and quality data about the 

people and economy of the United 

States. Economic data are the Census 

Bureau’s primary program commitment 

during nondecennial census years. The 

economic census, conducted under 

authority of Title 13, United States 

Code, is the primary source of facts 

about the structure and functioning of 

the Nation’s economy and features 

unique industry and geographic detail. 

Economic census statistics serve as part 

of the framework for the national 

accounts and provide essential 

information for government, business 

and the general public. The 2007 

Economic Census Covering the Mining 

Sector (as defined by the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS)) will measure the 

economic activity of almost 25,000 

mineral establishments. 

The information collected from 

establishments in this sector of the 

economic census will produce basic 

statistics for number of establishments, 

shipments, payroll, employment, 

detailed supplies and fuels consumed, 

depreciable assets, inventories, and 

capital expenditures. It also will yield a 

variety of subject statistics, including 

shipments by product line, type of 

operation, size of establishments and 

other industry-specific measures. 

Primary strategies for reducing burden 

in Census Bureau economic data 

collections are to increase electronic 

reporting through broader use of 

computerized self-administered census 

questionnaires, on-line questionnaires 

and other electronic data collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Establishments included in this 

collection will be selected from a frame 

given by the Census Bureau’s Business 

Register. To be eligible for selection, an 

establishment will be required to satisfy 

the following conditions: (i) It must be 

classified in the mining sector; (ii) it 

must be an active operating 

establishment of a multi-establishment 

firm (including operations under 

exploration and development), or it 

must be a single-establishment firm 

with payroll; and (iii) it must be located 

in one of the 50 states, offshore areas, or 

the District of Columbia. Mail selection 

procedures will distinguish the 

following groups of establishments: 

A. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Firms 

Selection procedures will assign all 

active mineral establishments of multiestablishment firms to the mail 

component of the universe, except for 

those in industries classified in the 

Support Activities for Mining subsector. 

In these selected industries, where 

activities are not easily attributable to 

individual locations or establishments, 

firms will be asked to report their basic 

data for several establishments at a 

nationwide level on a consolidated 

report form. Approximately seven 

percent of establishments of multiestablishment firms will not be required 

to file separate reports because they will 

be included in consolidated company 

reports. We estimate that the census 

mail canvass for 2007 will include 

approximately 6,400 establishments of 

multi-establishment firms. 

B. Single-Establishment Firms With 

Payroll 

As an initial step in the selection 

process, we will analyze the universe 

for mining. The analysis will produce a 

set of industry-specific payroll cutoffs 

that we will use to distinguish large 

versus small single-establishment firms 

within each industry. This payroll size 

distinction will affect selection as 

follows: 

1. Large Single-Establishment Firms 

Selection procedures will assign large 

single-establishment firms having 

annualized payroll (from Federal 

administrative records) that equals or 

exceeds the cutoff for their industry to 

the mail component of the universe. We 

estimate that the census mail canvass 

for 2007 will include approximately 

6,000 firms in this category. These firms 

will receive a standard form. 

2. Small Single-Establishment Firms 

Small single-establishment firms in 

the crushed stone, sand and gravel, and 

crude petroleum and natural gas 

industries, where application of the 

cutoff for nonmail establishments 

results in a larger number of small 

establishments included in the mail 

canvass, will receive a short form. The 

short form will collect basic statistics 

and other essential information that is 

not available from administrative 

records. 

The short form will be mailed to 

approximately 2,600 singleestablishment firms in these industries 

which are larger than the nonmail cutoff 

for their industry, but which have 

annual payroll under a certain criteria. 

In terms of employment, this criteria 

will identify establishments with 

approximately 5 to 19 employees. 

The approximately 10,000 remaining 

single-establishment firms with payroll 

will be represented in the census by 

data from Federal administrative 

records. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: Not available. 

Form Number: The forms used to 

collect information from businesses in 

this sector of the economic census are 

tailored to specific business practices 

and are too numerous to list separately 

in this notice. You can obtain 

information on the proposed content at 


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